Vortex Mini Max 3 with a 2 inch cutting diameter. I love this mechanical

As for fixed I love the steelforce head. Sharpest head I have ever felt right out of the box.

Both will do the job.

Brian

This debate fixed vs mech will go on and on forever but there are some great choices in either catagory that once selected, thhey will serve you extremely well forever. My own personal choice is the Rocket Steelhead! These mech b-heads as any search or b-head test will tell ya, are as good as ANY b-head in the industry. For exceptional accuracy and nearly unmatched penetration..... the Steelhead is as wicked as they get. Certainly something you will want to take a serious look at! Good luck and good huntin'

I too, was thinking about switching to expandables, but I heard that you need to pull back a certain poundage so there is enough force for the blades to open when it contacts the deer. Is this true? And I was planning to bow-hunt turkeys this spring with expandables, any suggestions on ones for turkeys?

MidWI, any bow on the market these days will have enough energy to "open' any mechanical broadhead on impact, BUT getting full, or at least good, penetration is/can be an issue if your set-up doesn't have high KE energy. If your set-up is questionable forgood enough KE, then it's best to stear away from mechanical for big game.
Now for turkey, mechanical is the way to go. You want a lot of cutting surface to kill them quickly, and the required KE doesn't need to be nearly as high, and it's best(IMO) if your arrowpenetrates fully, but doesn't pass through a turkey!

My suggestion would be to stay with a quality fixed broadhead like the NAP Thunderhead or Muzzy. Expandable or mechanical broadheads were created for those who can’t or will not take the time to tune their set up. Miss matched equipment or the need for speed is more important to some that a tuned, forgiving bow. On broadside shots a mechanical is marginal at best and on quartering away shots, well good luck. Will the blades open how much energy will I loose and what if I hit bone are all questions you have to ask when shooting mechanicals. If you spend a lot of time scouting, practice and thought for stand placement, the last thing you want to do is shoot a broadhead that MAY work when you have the opportunity for a shot.

Sniper then what the heck is this about... http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1226283&mpage=1

Sounds like you been hanging out with an old school hunter who doesn't like or accept the technology advances on the market. The kind of guy who won't try to learn how to use a computer. This same guy probably got frustrated trying to get his fat fingers to change out the blades on these mechanicals and threw the entire thing accross the room. Then went back to his good old basic broadhead that he has been using for years.
Nothing wrong with standard broadheads, but you make these new mechanicals sound like they are junk. I believe if you have the right kenitic energy they have their purpose. Just my opinion so don't go jumping up and down.[:-]

anyone shooting the steelhead xp's they are some awsome looking heads that is what i will be shooting next year along side my ti-100's from rocky mt.

I'v used grin reapers & Tekans, both mechs this year & they killed deer, used thunderheads & cabellas lazer supremes before & they killed deer. The biggest thing is shot placement regardless of the head. They sure seem just as dead with mechs as they do with fixed. Only difference I noticed is they react more with the mechanicals. I think the fixed blade heads zip thru easier causing less pain than the mechs upon impact. Put a big hole thru both lungs tho & they dont go far wether or not they realize they've been shot.

I've killed a bunch of deer with several different brands of mechanicals. My choice for the last several seasons have been the Wasp Jackhammer. It has the hardest tip I've found and does the job FAST on even the biggest whitetails. If you hit them where you are supposed to any mechanical will do the job as well or better than a fixed blade head.

MilDot, My point couldn’t be more defined than with a picture like this. Without reading the comments on the picture it’s not difficult to see what happened on this shot. This was not a pass through, but a quartering away shot with one blade of an expandable opening on impact with a rib. When the tip impacted it glanced off the rib and one blade cut from back to front. If this is the kind of performance and damage you expect from your broadhead, you stick with the mechanicals because you will see more and more examples just like this. If you want a clean kill with all the energy being expanded on the entire surface of the broad then use a quality fixed broadhead. Now you tell me what advantage there is to using a mechanical broadhead other than a short cut to tuning your setup?